What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
STEVE PREFONTAINEPRE. For your dedication and loyalty to your principles and beliefs. For your love,warmth and friendship. For your family and friends. You are missed by so many and you will never be forgotten.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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I don’t just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
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You said I was weak. You said I couldn’t do it. Thank you. You gave me everything I needed to prove you wrong.
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Something inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.
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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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The idea of losing the three at Hayward Field and the idea of losing my specialty to someone who wasn’t running his specialty. Mostly, the idea of losing in front of my people. They haven’t forgotten about me.
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Don’t let fatigue make a coward of you.
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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they’re capable of understanding.
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What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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Every once in a while I think, ‘What am I doing out here running, busting myself up? Life could be so much easier. The other guys are out having fun, doing other things, why not me?’
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Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run. I like to make people stop and say, ‘I’ve never seen anyone run like that before.’ It’s more than just a race, it’s a style. It’s doing something better than anyone else. It’s being creative.
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As far as being a coach, it’s always fascinated me. It’s a greater responsibility than most people give it credit for because you’re dealing with people.
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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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I’ve been in international competition, and now I know what the big boys can do. You don’t go out and just run. There’s an offense and a defense.
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I like to make something beautiful when I run … it’s style. It’s doing something better than anyone else. It’s being creative.
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